Explore OSA 100

OSA celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016, marking a century of innovation. As part of that celebration, we created a Centennial Exhibit that highlights 100 iconic images representing OSA and the world of optics and photonics.

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A strontium-ion optical clock, National Physical Laboratory, UK.

Optical Clock

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The development of Bose-Einstein condensation in rubidium atoms.

Bose-Einstein Condensate

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Richard Perkin founded Perkin-Elmer in 1937, which manufactures optical components and systems.

Richard Perkin

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OSA’s extensive network of Student Chapters reaches around the globe.

Student Chapters

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The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery.

Telescopes

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The OSA Foundation, launched in 2002, supports a range of activities promoting the field of optics and photonics and recognizing student excellence.

Philanthropy

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The first American to win a Nobel Prize for scientific research, A.A. Michelson developed precision optical instruments.

Jarus Quinn

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Metamaterials

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CV Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize for his research on light scattering.

CV Raman

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Formerly known as the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association, OIDA is now known as OSA Industry Development Associates.

OIDA

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Holography, developed by Dennis Gabor in the 1940s, became practical after the laser’s invention in 1960.

Holography

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Otto Schott is the father of glass science and the specialized glass industry.

Otto Schott

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JOSA, OSA’s first journal, was published between 1917 and 1983. In 1984, JOSA split into JOSA A and B.

JOSA

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OSA honorary member C.E.K. Mees was director of Kodak Research Laboratories.

C.E.K. Mees

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The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery.

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Telescopes

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, has delivered spectacular images of celestial objects and activity.

Named for astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, the telescope received five, in-orbit instrument upgrades over its lifetime. An optical design and engineering challenge, Hubble demonstrates the need to attract the best and brightest to the field. (Photo: gettyimages/Stocktrekimages)